The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-09-22
CONDENSED NEWS.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
All Differences Adjusted and q Ticket for Direc.
tors Practically Agreed Upon-synopsis Of Man.
ager Cakes Report.

All Differences Adjusted and q Ticket for Direc.
tors Practically Agreed Upon-synopsis Of Man.
ager Cakes Report.
New York Telegram: The Northern Pa
cifc election contest was virtually settled
Monday evening the 18th inst, at q con-
ference at the Brevoort house. There were
present Charles B. Wright, Henry Willard,
Thomas F. Cakes, Gen. C.. H. T. Collins,
8; P. Cheney, Robert Harris: August
L. Colby. John B. Trevor and
other parties in interest. A ticket for d.
rectors was practically agreed on, and
there will be no protest on Thursday when
the annual election takes place. When the
old management counted up their proxies
they found they had 46S, 900 shares, or
several thousand more than a majority.
OF these Director Wright OF Philadel-
phia will vote nearly 25O.OO0. The op.
position figure up nearly 100000 shares,
Transcontinental company. 1t ia proba-
bly, all settled that Mr.. Wright will conceds
four directors to the Union Pacific, Ore.
gon, Wise snsin Central interests, and that
John f. Rockefeller, Charles L. Colby OF
the Wisconsin Central, John B. Trevor
and Henry Willard will 60 into
the Northern Pacific board. The
other nine members OF the board will
be taken from the present directory. Pres
ident Harris will be reelected president,
but il is understood that he will not serve
for a very long period. He is anxious to
remain president until after the Cascade
division is opened permanently, and he
will then give way probably to Vice Presi.
deut Cakes.
Vice President and General Manager
Cakes report is o most elaborate docu.
ment. He speaks OF the completion OF
tho Cascade division as the most i'm
the acquisition OF the Oregon Railway and
Navigation by the Union Pacific
and the opening OF a through rail
route from tie western terminus
OF the Northern Pacific to San Fran
cisco. He shows plainly the wisdom
Of occupying territory by the branch lines,
and refers to the Duluth and Manitoba
and five or six other important Northern
Pacific feeders under construction. The
extension OF the St. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba road into territory heretofore
occupied by the Northern Pacific is refer
red to, and the completion OF the Ca
n adian Pacific. The freight earnings
Mr.. Cakes regards as satisfactory
and he predicts favorable results in the tut
ure. The number OF bushels OF wheat han
died by the company was II, 744. 566, or
nearly BOO, OOO more than in 1886, but the
earnings from this traffic are a few thous-
ands OF dollars less than during last year.
The live stock business shows O. remarka-
BILE increase, notwithstanding the fact that
last winter was q most severe one on cattle.
More than Is. 500, 900 pounds OF wool, hides
and pelts were carried, an increase OF nearly
90 DER cent. The tonnage ofsalmon and hops
was largely increased. The total mileage OF
road owned and leased is 81, 1O2 miles, an
increase during the year OF 294 miles. The
Northern Pacific Express Company earned
$50, 957 net after paying the railroad COM
gross earnings OF the express company
which were S26S, s64 in 1886, were $595,
573 in 1887. immigration has fallen of
somewhat in consequence OF the short
wheat crop in Dakota in 1886, but the
prospects are that there will be an increase
next year.